KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar and other judges on Wednesday reached the drought hit region of Thar for a visit, ARY News reported.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Faisal Arab of Supreme Court, the Chief Justice Sindh High Court and Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah were also accompanied with the chief justice.

The honorable judges will inspect the steps taken by the Government of Sindh to prevent deaths of children in the desert region due to undernourishment and the diseases caused by the menace.

The authorities have become active in the area to present a rosy image of the impoverished desert facing negligence of the government on the local as well as at the provincial level.

According to reports, the dilapidated building of Civil Hospital Mithi has been renovated. The compound wall of the hospital premises and the interior have been painted.

Moreover, required equipment have been installed at the children’s ward and at the operation theatres.

A special team of doctors has been constituted to reply to the probable questions of the chief justice, sources said.

It is to be mentioned here that Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar hearing a suo moto case about deaths of children in Thar due to malnourishment and related diseases.

Chief Justice Nisar on December 07, had announced to visit Thar on Dec. 12. The top judge while ordering for arrangement of his visit of the area, had directed the government he should not be taken only to the ‘good areas’ of the region.

He directed the government to tackle the problems of Thar as the region facing serious problems related to water and food.

QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday inaugurated the building of the Supreme Court’s registry in Quetta, ARY News reported. Speaking on the ceremony, the top judge urged the lawyers body that only construction of such buildings is not enough, ensuring the provision of justice is prime to the judiciary. Expressing […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, on Tuesday refused to accept donation from Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Azam Khan Swati, for construction of dams, ARY News reported. Mr. Swati is an affluent man, and his treatment to the poor family has been revealed in the joint investigation team report [in the […]

Mr. Swati is an affluent man, and his treatment to the poor family has been revealed in the joint investigation team report [in the IGP Islamabad transfer case], he said during the case hearing today.

President Supreme Court Bar Association, Amanullah Kanrani, appeared before the apex court in defence of Mr. Swati and informed the court about his intention for dam funding.

“Azam Swati’s crime is not as big in nature, in view of the proposed punishment by the court,” said Amanuallah in his appeal to the CJP.

‘You can ask Mr. Swati to suggest punishment for himself,’ said the chief justice to Amanullah.

During the hearing, attorney general informed the court that a case had been registered against Azam Swati. It will take around two to three days to submit a challan to the court, he added.

The CJP suggested formation of a commission to record testimonies in the case. Under Article 62-I(f) we can also record statements, he said.

SC Bar Council president said punishment under Article 62-I of the Constitution would be stronger. Chief justice inquired from Amanullah reason of his favour to Mr. Swati.

‘We want an impartial opinion on the matter,” Justice Nisar said, adding ‘you should prepare for the case and assist the court in this regard.’

The hearing of the case was adjourned till December 24.

The case background

The JIT on November 29 submitted its report to the Supreme Court in the case pertaining to transfer of inspector general of police, Islamabad, blaming Swati for misusing powers.

The JIT had launched its investigations against Azam Swati over alleged abuse of powers. According to details, the JIT in its report said allegations made on a poor families lacked truth.

“A clout was used to register a first information report against the family [against whom Swati’s son had quarreled]”. The JIT said charges of land grabbing on the poor family were incorrect. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar sought explanation from Mr. Swati under Article 62-1 (f) in the light of findings of the JIT.

Azam Swati was caught in a spotlight in the wake of IGP’s transfer on October 27 after he allegedly refused to take action on a complaint by the son of Azam Swati, regarding a fight over purported encroachment with a family at their farmhouse.

It is pertinent to mention here that the SC had formed the JIT, comprising officials of FIA, NAB and IB to probe the issue on November 2.

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, had expressed extreme displeasure over the removal of the IG Islamabad, saying the way he was sent packing is deplorable.

Attorney General Anwar Mansoor informed that the IGP was removed on the verbal directives of the prime minister. He remarked the capital’s top cop was removed for political reasons and vowed that he would not let anybody put any political pressure and weaken state institutions this way.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, during hearing of Bani Gala encroachment case, inquired about the steps taken by Capital Development Authority (CDA), ARY News reported on Tuesday. “What’s the position of CDA at the moment”, the CJP asked during the hearing. The chairman of the authority said he had received over 100 […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, during hearing of Bani Gala encroachment case, inquired about the steps taken by Capital Development Authority (CDA), ARY News reported on Tuesday.

“What’s the position of CDA at the moment”, the CJP asked during the hearing.

The chairman of the authority said he had received over 100 applications from residents and the process of regularization of the houses was underway.

Chief justice said Additional Attorney General, Nayyar Rizvi, was removed from the case. “Anyone who stands up for justice is thrown out,” remarked the CJP.

During the case hearing on Nov 13, additional attorney general presented the report on behalf of the Capital Development Authority. He told the court that map of the location showed four approved roads, but the plan was modified in 1960 and 2010 by the then authorities.

Additional Attorney General had told the court in the last hearing that the premier’s residence fell into Zone 3 and 4 of the area, adding that there was no drainage system in the streets of the Bani Gala and the buildings constructed were in violation of building safety rules.

He said a portion of green area was still left which could be saved from further construction.

The chief justice asked whether the authorities constructed roads and sewerage lines in the area. “It seems that the government has no plan for the area,” he added.

In the earlier hearing on Nov 1, the Supreme Court had ordered 65 persons including Prime Minister Imran Khan to regularize their properties in a case pertaining to the encroachments in Islamabad’s Bani Gala area.

The top judge had expressed his resentment at the Capital Development Authority for allowing such constructions to take place, and said he could not believe what was going on in administrative affairs of the authority.

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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, has directed mineral water companies to improve their water extraction mechanism within the parameters of law or their operations will be ordered to shut down, ARY News reported on Monday. “No one will die of thirst if mineral water companies are closed,” said the chief justice. Hearing […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, has directed mineral water companies to improve their water extraction mechanism within the parameters of law or their operations will be ordered to shut down, ARY News reported on Monday.

“No one will die of thirst if mineral water companies are closed,” said the chief justice.

Hearing a suo motu case regarding ground water exploitation by mineral water companies at the apex court, he said that only two water companies were providing clean drinking water, while the rest were not ensuring hygiene standards.

The CJP resented that water from the River Indus was being used and sold by the mineral water companies.

He said the companies would have to pay charges for extracting ground water, at all costs.

He warned the companies to fix their system within a week or their firms would be ordered to close operations. “We will not let anyone pilfer this precious resource of water,” the CJP added.

Lawyer representing the mineral water companies sought some time from the court to fix shortcomings in their system.

A government representative informed the court that companies were using 27bn liter water per month.

In the last hearing on Nov 20, the Supreme Court had ordered bottled water companies to fix their shortcomings within 10 days. The CJP had summoned owners of 11 mineral water manufacturing companies during the hearing.

Justice Nisar had taken up a suo motu case pertaining to selling of bottled water by extracting groundwater without paying any charges and if it is fit for human consumption.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, summoned inspector general of Islamabad Police in a case pertaining to Gilgit Baltistan minister’s misbehaviour with a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) official, ARY News reported on Friday. The IG Islamabad arrived at the court soon after the summon. The CJP asked him about the measures he had […]

The IG Islamabad arrived at the court soon after the summon. The CJP asked him about the measures he had taken in response to the incident. The city’s top cop responded that that new Islamabad International Airport falls under the jurisdiction of Rawalpindi.

Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Minister Fida Hussain also appeared before the apex court.

“Are you the same minister who shoved and pushed the PIA official at the airport,” the CJP inquired.

The chief justice also sought the video from officials to see what had actually happened. He asked the minister: “Were you in the senses when you misbehaved with the airline officer?”

Fida Hussain conceded before the court that he had pushed the officer, but hastened to add, ‘there was a reason for it’. I was waiting at the airport for 4am, [and the flight did not take off after many hours]. “It was a moment of complete helplessness even being a minister,” he regretted

“How did you intervene into the government affair,” Mr. Nisar asked the minister, and said: “You should apologise to the persons you’d misbehaved with.”

He responded that he was ashamed of his mistake, ‘to err is human,’ he added.

On November 15, Gilgit-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-607 scheduled for 7am was first delayed due to technical reasons and cancelled later due to bad weather.

Videos of an angry passenger protesting against the delay went viral on social media that day. The passenger set fire to his possessions in protest over the delay, including his jacket. In another video of the same incident, reportedly the tourism minister, can be seen arguing with a white-uniformed official.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan was informed on Thursday that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) has approved a policy, outlining strategy to control rising population growth rate in the country, ARY News reported. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing proceeding of the case after he returned to the country earlier in the […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan was informed on Thursday that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) has approved a policy, outlining strategy to control rising population growth rate in the country, ARY News reported.

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing proceeding of the case after he returned to the country earlier in the day.

“Additional attorney general has ordered formation of respective task forces at provincial level with an aim to take measures for containing burgeoning population”, the court was told.

He said a grand symposium was being organised in Islamabad on Dec 5 in this regard. The chief justice said that a full-fledged campaign be launched countrywide to raise awareness among people regarding bulging population. The hearing of the case was adjourned till December 13.

On November 20, the Centre and the provinces decided to form task forces within their jurisdictions to control rapid population growth.

The task forces is headed by the prime minister at the national level and by the respective chief ministers at the provincial levels.

While taking suo motu notice of the unchecked population growth in the country, the Supreme Court in June said the formulated policy would then be referred to the government that would take charge after the July 25 election for its consideration and implementation.

The apex court, the same month, had constituted a committee to formulate a uniform policy to defuse the population bomb.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had directed to hold seminars, conduct research and study examples of other countries, which tackled the growing population issue, and asked the committee submit a working paper within 15 days.

The CJP had also expressed that every child born was indebted as they carried a huge loan on their shoulders.

ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a ceremony at President House here. President Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to Justice Athar Minallah. Justice Minallah took oath as the new Chief Justice of IHC after Justice Anwar Khan Kasi attained the age […]

ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a ceremony at President House here.

President Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to Justice Athar Minallah.

Justice Minallah took oath as the new Chief Justice of IHC after Justice Anwar Khan Kasi attained the age of superannuation and retired on Tuesday.

After retirement of Justice Anwar Kasi, the judges strength in IHC goes down to four, three lesser then the total number of judges in the high court.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had approved the name of Justice Athar Minallah as the new Chief Justice of the IHC in a meeting on 1st November.

The Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Judges (PCAJ) later accorded approval of Justice Minallah’s name as the new chief justice of the Islamabad High Court.

The approval by the JCP and the Parliament’s panel, were sent to the President for his endorsement of the decision. On November 14, Justice Minallah was notified as the next chief justice of the high court after President Arif Alvi had approved his appointment.

Justice Athar Minallah was appointed IHC judge in June 2014 and is considered as one of the finest judges of the superior judiciary.

Justice Minallah will be the third chief justice of the Islamabad High Court since it was established in January 2011.

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Mr. Justice Anwar Khan Kasi will retire on Tuesday (today) after attaining the age of superannuation. Justice Athar Minallah will be the next Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court. The judges strength in IHC goes down to four after retirement of Chief Justice Anwar Kasi. Justice Muhammad Anwar […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Mr. Justice Anwar Khan Kasi will retire on Tuesday (today) after attaining the age of superannuation.

Justice Athar Minallah will be the next Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court.

The judges strength in IHC goes down to four after retirement of Chief Justice Anwar Kasi.

Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi did his graduation from the University of Baluchistan in 1978 and received his Master’s degree in Economics in 1st Division and LLB from the same university in 1980-81. After practicing law as an advocate for four years, he joined the judicial service of Baluchistan as a Civil Judge in May, 1986. He was appointed as an Additional District and Sessions Judge in 1991 and was promoted as District and Sessions Judge in 1997.

He was elevated as Judge of the Islamabad High Court on 4th January 2011. He gained vast experience in all the disciplines of law including criminal, civil, revenue, customs etc.

He was elevated as Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court on 25 Feb. year 2013 and served in Islamabad High Court for seven years, 10 months and 23 days.

A full court reference will be held in the honour of Justice Anwar Khan Kasi today. The judges of Islamabad High Court and District Court will attend the reference.

Justice Athar Minallah will take oath as the new Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court in a ceremony at President House tomorrow (Wednesday).

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar approved the name of Justice Athar Minallah as the new Chief Justice and sent the recommendation to the President for his endorsement.

Justice Athar Minallah was appointed IHC judge in June 2014 and is considered as one of the finest judges of the superior judiciary.